The Dallas Mavericks won the championship in 2011 with a very important, but not very flashy piece of the championship puzzle. Chandler.

Chandler's defense has made the Mavericks' interior extremely safe, and few have dared to brazenly challenge the Mavericks' three-second zone. But the good times didn't last long, Chandler left Dallas as soon as he won the championship, and the Mavericks have been lacking a center who can protect the basket well. It wasn't until this season that the Mavericks found Carman.

Of course, Carman's level on the defensive end is no match for Chandler. It's just that the dwarf is a general, and Kaman is indeed a very good choice. At least in the first half of the game, he didn't let Al. Horford's low-post offense worked.

But the Mavericks have little interior reserve other than Karman. Whether it's former All-Star forward Elton. Brand, or Troy, who played under Henson. Murphy, none of them have too strong frame protection abilities. This year's second-round pick Bernard. James? Come on, not everyone can always succeed in low-ranking Taobao like Henson.

So when Carlisle used Bernard. James, a first-year rookie, came out on as a substitute for Chris. After Kaman, he was surprised to find that Yi Jianlian, who had just performed well, was also replaced! In place of Yi Jianlian, it was the Pacers' starting center, Al Brown. Horford!

No wonder the Pacers used Yi Jianlian to play the No. 5 position just now, the original purpose was to let Horford avoid Carman and score points easily!

"Old fox!" Carlisle scolded, he believed that Stevens and Vogel would not have developed such a dangerous rotation strategy, all of which must have been conspired by Henson at halftime!

As long as Stevens and Vogel are given the right players, they can focus on developing their tactics. Especially on the offensive end, the last time he played the Spurs, Stevens asked Paul to block Horford, which has proven that he can play Horford to the fullest!

'The timeout was over and there were substitutions on both sides. The Mavericks replaced Dirk and Carman on the side, and the team was replaced by Brand and Bernard. James replaced. And on the Pacers' side, they used Al . Horford replaced Yi Jianlian with Danny. Green replaces Leonard. Oh my God, they're really shooting three-pointers from all five positions right now! ”

Stevens was making the substitutions exactly as instructed on the little note, but after tasting the sweetness, he no longer questioned Henson's outlandish strategy.

On the first offense after the timeout, Nowitzki was going to single Danny. Green. Leonard can steal himself, and Green can't do it, right?

But this time, Horford's bag clamp was very decisive! Not only did he block the basket, but he also blocked Nowitzki's pass to Bernard!

Bernard. James can say that his offensive ability is almost zero, and he will do nothing but dunk baskets. So if Bernard catches the ball in the three-second zone, Horford has plenty of time to step back and prevent Bernard from hitting the basket. If Bernard insists on catching the ball in the three-second zone and dunking directly, Dirk will have to pass at the risk of a mistake, and Bernard will have to be careful not to attack for three seconds. That's why now, the Pacers are bold enough to wrap up.

Horford's simple bag made the Mavericks' desire to open the situation from the inside once again!

"Damn it!" Carlisle stamped his foot unwillingly, why Henson. Joe, who is not on the court, can have such a big impact on the game?

In the end, Dirk had to give the ball to Mayo. This time, Mayo scored a "fairy ball" under George's leaky defense to barely let the Mavericks take the lead again. But Carlisle is well aware that his team can't have that kind of luck in every round!

It's not easy to score, and the Mavericks can also deploy their defenses with peace of mind. But the Pacers still played at a fast pace, not giving the Mavericks any time to breathe.

Paul passed the ball to George before he could cross the halfcourt line, and the Mavericks players were almost in position when the Pacers' offense came in.

George made a breakthrough and gave the ball to Paul halfway through the game. Paul received the ball and passed it, not letting the ball stay in his hands for long. A true master of the field, even if you don't have to hold the ball all the time, can make a big difference.

The players ran and passed, completely opening up the space for the Mavericks. Horford held the ball outside the arc outside the three-point line, dribbled a shot and then lowered his center of gravity to dribble through.

Don't think that Horford can't dribble, don't dare in front of small men, and still be stable in front of big men. Horford's all-round, but a real all-round.

Bernard. James was a bouncing man in college, and he had a great arm span, often lighting up the court with a brilliant volleyball cap. But after entering the NBA, Bernard's movement speed was very problematic. Also at 2.08 meters tall, Horford and Bernard look like a guard and a center.

Horford used his speed to smash Bernard straight to the basket, and the Mavericks' defense had to shrink. If he doesn't shrink, Horford will be able to dunk directly!

Seeing that the Mavericks were about to complete the encirclement of Horford, Horford jumped up in the middle of the march and sent the ball to Paul! Everyone thought Horford would be the endpoint, but they didn't know that he still had the patience to pass the ball!

Due to the fact that the Mavericks' defense was attracted to shrink, 3 was not polite and shot after receiving the ball. With a convulsion of his body and a "white wave" of the Nets, Carlisle once again fell into "kidney time".

"Very patient and very broad in Horford's vision. Everyone, including me, thought he was going to finish the offense. As everyone knows, Al was stunned to find a teammate who was in the vacant position. The Pacers' offense was much more fluid than it was in the first half, and the Pacers have used Horford's versatility more than once this season to open up the game. ”

Henson listened to Reggie. Miller's commentary, nodded happily. The scary thing about Horford is his versatility, so Stevens asked Horford to focus more on defense and playmaking in the second half, rather than letting him go to the low post as he did in the first half.

Henson staggered Horford to Kaman in order to make him score more efficiently. But Stevens just grasped this mentality, and instead let Horford be a response point, so that the Mavericks couldn't guard against it! While the Mavericks pounced on Horford, Horford passed the ball.

"Haha!" Henson laughed out loud, this guy Stevens lived up to his expectations! On the offensive end, there are only tactics that you can't think of, and there are no tactics that Stevens can't work out.

Carlisle was a little anxious and ate to death, he was eaten to death by the small lineup of the Pacers! Originally, Carlisle was hoping to stabilize the score with a solid defense, and then rely on his experience and Dirk's strength to finish the game at the last moment. But now, with the Pacers able to play a fast-paced counterattack again, I don't know if the score can be defended.

The next attack, Mayo's magic was gone. Under George's fingertip defense, Mayo shot the iron, which was ridiculously crooked. Perhaps the average of 21 points per game in the last nine games has made Mayo a little floating. Mayo, who is only 1.96 meters tall, shoots with George who is 2.06 meters, and he can be efficient and ghostly.

At the moment when Mayo shot, Paul had already run past the halfway line, and Horford launched a fast attack with a long pass, another fast attack! The Pacers are getting faster and faster, and they don't give the Mavericks a chance to form a formation at all, not a second of chance! Henson's bold very small lineup made the Pacers completely soar!

Don't be a number four, give up the number four position completely, and don't even have a player like Granger who can play the number four position. At first, people thought it was suicide, but it turned out to be a turning point in the game.

Henson was even thinking that if he could really bring in Antetokounmpo next summer, maybe he could put out a super-small lineup that didn't even need the No. 5 position......

"Tut-tut", thinking of this, Henson couldn't help but shake his head. Damn, is it already so strong if you're not careful?

Paul went straight to the basket after receiving the basketball in the frontcourt, but as expected, it was another point, and the receiver was still Horford!

Horford had just arrived at the top of the arc outside the three-point line, the same position as the previous round! The immature Bernard originally rushed back to the penalty area to defend Paul, but he didn't know that Paul could still pass the ball again.

See Horford preparing to shoot and Bernard preparing to show off the trick he relies on to survive on the college basketball court – the volleyball hat!

But Bernard's mediocre movement speed made him unable to catch up with Horford's shot, and Horford had already thrown the ball before Bernard was about to arrive. And very unfortunately, he couldn't stop it in the air and knocked down Horford directly, and was whistled for a defensive foul.

At the same time, the three-pointer went into the net, and Carlisle opened his mouth wide and waved his hand to call Murphy.

"Go and replace that bastard kid, I can't stand it."

Horford gets a chance to score a four, and it's strange that Carlisle can still watch it!

Henson's move to keep Horford for now is wonderful! Of course, that Stevens used Horford the same wonderfully.

Carlisle shook his head, this is not fair at all, this is equivalent to 1 to 2! Moreover, Henson and Stevens are not good people, they are very cunning!

At this time, Carlisle suddenly remembered what Henson had said.

"Even my assistant is the best coach, and you're still afraid that I won't be able to win?"